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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hard to judge how the University’s presence would impact the neighborhood at this point in the process.“That remains to be seen,” says Moran. “They’ve done nothing so far as putting a shovel in the ground.”‘IS IT STILL GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE?’Hurley says that she hopes the businesses Harvard intends to attract to the area remain “moderately priced.”“I’m worried about...

Author: By Natalie I. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Growing Pains | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...largest peacetime defense buildup in history, which totaled $2 trillion, Weinberger saw his nickname change from “Cap the Knife”—an unflattering moniker he had earned for cutting public spending during the 1970s—to “Cap the Shovel.”Renowned as an anti-Soviet hawk, Weinberger explained in his 2001 memoirs, “In the Arena: A Memoir of the 20th Century,” that he believed that the military buildup was consistent with his reluctance to commit forces abroad...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Plympton St. to the Pentagon | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

...necessarily healthy. The “messy kid” reminds us that it’s alright to relax and take a break from the intense Harvard atmosphere once in a while. Also, when you’re hungry late at night, with the help of a shovel and rubber gloves, you will always be able to find some three-week-old pizza keeping warm in the middle of the compost heap. So no matter who you decide to share your residential life with, you will adjust to the new environment and enjoy the many benefits that your blockmates...

Author: By Eric A. Kester, | Title: Blocking with Blockheads | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...tried to be a tough guy,” Brown says. “You know, you get up. I knew I was in trouble when I looked down at the ground and the first thing I saw when I got up was the guy running out with a shovel.”“I was bleeding so much, they had to start shoveling it off.”His nose shattered and gushing, Brown was rushed to the emergency room in Manchester. He could barely breathe. He had multiple mid-facial fractures. He couldn?...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL '06: The Apotheosis of Captain Morgan | 3/7/2006 | See Source »

...looked at the photos over a cup of gourmet coffee, I thought I should never again complain about having to wait in line an extra minute or two or having to shovel the walkway after a snowstorm or gripe when a store is out of my favorite item. The next time I get upset over trivial, everyday things, I should step back and look at the big picture. Jeffrey N. Achber Laconia, New Hampshire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

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